2016-04-10                     House Journal                      Page 2177
HB 214                                                                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 214                                                                                                         
     "An Act repealing the Workers' Compensation Appeals                                                                        
     Commission; relating to decisions and orders of the Alaska                                                                 
     Workers' Compensation Board; relating to superior court                                                                    
     jurisdiction over appeals from Alaska Workers' Compensation                                                                
     Board decisions and orders; repealing Rules 201.1, 401.1, and                                                              
     501.1, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure, and amending Rules                                                             
     202(a), 204(a) - (c), 210(e), 508(g), 601(b), 602, and 603, Alaska                                                         
     Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective                                                               
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 214(L&C)                                                                                             
     "An Act repealing the Workers' Compensation Appeals                                                                        
     Commission; relating to decisions and orders of the Alaska                                                                 
     Workers' Compensation Board; relating to superior court                                                                    
     jurisdiction over appeals from Alaska Workers' Compensation                                                                
     Board decisions and orders; repealing Rules 201.1, 401.1, and                                                              
     501.1, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure, and amending Rules                                                             
     202(a), 204(a) - (c), 210(e), 508, 601(b), 602, and 603, Alaska                                                            
     Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective                                                               
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative LeDoux, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (5):  Millett, Kreiss-Tomkins, Claman, Keller, LeDoux                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Lynn, Foster                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 214(L&C):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Administration                                                                                               
2.  Zero, Alaska Judiciary System                                                                                               
4.  Fiscal, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 214 was referred to the Finance Committee.